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The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup, the third standard-style Kabaddi World Cup, was an international kabaddi tournament governed by the International Kabaddi Federation, contested from 7 to 22 October 2016 in Ahmedabad, India.
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Twelve countries had competed in the tournament.
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Pakistan was also going to be a part of the event, but due to on going tension between India and Pakistan, the latter was not allowed to participate.
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The tournament is being hosted at The Arena, a newly-constructed convertible stadium in Ahmedabad.
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The stadium operates as an outdoor football pitch capable of seating 20,000.
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The venue utilizes technology licensed from the British firm StadiArena, which allows a portion of the field to be partitioned into a 4,000-seat indoor arena, which is used for the tournament.
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The venue is a public-private partnership with India's Department of Tourism.
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The official emblem of the tournament was unveiled on 14 September 2016 by Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel.
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The use of a lion symbolizes the "ferocity of a Kabaddi defender and the agility of a raider", while its striped mane represents the worldwide participation in the tournament.
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India defeated Iran by a margin of 38–29 in the final to win their third Kabaddi World Cup.
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